# Database modelling tool for Mac

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-modelling-tool-for-mac/139268>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 2, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-modelling-tool-for-mac/139268 "2008-06-02T14:35:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![johan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@johan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johan)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-modelling-tool-for-mac/139268/1 "2008-06-02T14:35:31Z")

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Hi all!

My first post to the list.  
I’m looking for a database modeling tool for Mac. I’m running a mysql  
database for my rails app and I would like to be able to model my  
schema in a GUI and the export the model as SQL statements (if  
migrations is possible that would be a bonus :)) I found a lot of  
different tools for PC but so far none for Mac (e.g  
[Data Modeling Tool | DeZign for Databases](http://www.datanamic.com/dezign/index.html)). If you have experience  
from such a tool for Mac, please drop a line and tell me about your  
experience.

Regards  
Johan

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**Author:** ![johan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@johan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johan)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-modelling-tool-for-mac/139268/2 "2008-06-02T14:48:02Z")

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Power Architect is one option

> **[SQL Power Architect – Data Modeling](https://bestofbi.com/products/sql-power-architect-data-modeling/)**

Sorry, but I can’t tell you much about it,  
since I used it only once by now to sort out  
a db we got from a third party, when refactoring  
an app. Otherwise we stick to simple migrations.

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**Author:** ![johan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@johan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johan)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-modelling-tool-for-mac/139268/3 "2008-06-02T22:24:56Z")

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Will check it out, thanksThorsten!

On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Thorsten M.